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this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or im- 

 prisoned not more than thirty days, or both. 



Sec. 6. The forestry commissioner shall have printed upon 

 cloth in large letters notices containing proper warning as to 

 danger of forest fires and containing the provisions of the pre- 

 ceding section. These notices shall be furnished to all fire 

 wardens in the state who shall post them in suitable places. 

 These notices may also be furnished to private landowners. 



Sec. 7. The fire wardens shall keep a record of all acts 

 done by them under this law, of the amount of expenses incurred, 

 of the number of fires, their causes, the areas burned over and 

 the character and amount of damage done by forest fires in their 

 jurisdiction. Once a year during the month of January they 

 shall report to the state forestry commissioner these facts on 

 blanks to be furnished by him. 



Sec. 8. The state forestry commissioner may prepare or 

 have prepared bulletins or circulars treating of forest fires, their 

 prevention,, the best methods of controlling and extinguishing 

 the same, the laws of the state on the subject, the care of wood- 

 lands, the best methods of lumbering, the promotion and pres- 

 ervation of forest growth and kindred subjects, which circulars 

 and bulletins may be printed and circulated at the expense of the 

 state, and may be included in the printed report of the secretary 

 of the board of agriculture. 



Sec. 9. Fires kindled for the purpose of burning brush or 

 for other lawful purpose must only be kindled at such times and 

 under such conditions as will enable the parties starting them to 

 keep them entirely under control. 



Sec. 10. Any officer neglecting to perform the duties im- 

 posed on him by this act, any person wilfully tearing down or 

 defacing any notice posted up under the provisions of this act, 

 and any person disobeying any provision of this act for which a 

 penalty is not otherwise provided shall be fined not more than 

 ten dollars for each offense. It shall be the duty of the fire 

 warden in each town to enter complaint before the town grand 

 juror or other proper officer against any person guilty of an 

 offense against the provisions of this act. 



Approved December 9, 1904. 



